In the heart of Dasht-e Kavir, a large desert in Iran, there is an enormous area of sand dunes known as Rig-e Jenn. At about 1,400 square miles, it is said to be one of the most impossible areas ...

In a new find under five historic homes in the Iranian city of Abarkuh, archaeologists discovered an underground settlement ...

The Lut Desert is in the southeast of the Islamic Republic of Iran, an arid continental subtropical area notable for a rich variety of spectacular desert landforms. At 2,278,015 ha the area is large ...

The qanats provide exceptional testimony to cultural traditions and civilizations in desert areas with an arid climate. Description is available under license CC-BY-SA IGO 3.0 Dans l'ensemble des ...

DUBAI, April 14. /TASS/. The Iranian armed forces struck Israeli air base in the Negev desert with Kheybar ballistic missiles, the country’s IRNA news agency reported. The agency said the ...

Qatar, which sits 190 kilometres (120 miles) south of Iran, relies heavily on desalination for its water supply, as do other Gulf Arab countries in the arid desert region. Iran has a nuclear power ...